'Go for Gold' walk to school scheme

The ‘Go for Gold’ walk to school scheme has been introduced here at Little Chalfont Primary School to encourage as many families as possible to walk either all or part way to school. Walking to school is very beneficial because: -

Walking is a healthy activity for both adults and children alike.

Walking to school with an adult helps teach younger children good road sense.

It helps to keep the immediate area around the school free from traffic congestion.

How the Scheme Works

All pupils receive a small bronze coloured ‘Go for Gold’ passport and this will be stamped every time they walk to school, by pupils in Year 6 before school starts.

To receive a stamp on their passport the children have to walk to school from outside an exclusion zone which is Oakington Avenue, Oldfield Close and The Retreat. Children living in Oakington Avenue (and the roads within) will not be penalised; they will still receive a stamp in their passport providing they have walked!!
When the children have received 5 stamps on their passport, they then have earned a sticker to go on the class poster. The number of stickers on each class poster is kept and every term a free Mufti Day is awarded to the class with the most.
The children receive rewards from the Local Education Authority after they have completed stamps on all the spaces in their passport. Children who are walking every day can achieve this in just 8 weeks. Currently, the reward is a free swimming session at the Amersham swimming pool or other local pools participating in the scheme.
Please make sure that your child's full name and class are entered on the front cover of the passport. When the passport is fully stamped, it should be sent to the school office. Pupils wising to continue with the scheme are then presented with a silver passport, and then gold. There are three passports to be completed in each school year.
We hope that there will be many families wishing to participate and plenty of children enjoying a free swim!